Step 1:
The first step to converting 738872.131831 to a fraction is to re-write 738872.131831 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 738872.131831 can be written as simply 738872.131831/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 738872.131831, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 738872.131831/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 738872.131831/1 each by 1000000:
Step 3:
Now the last step is to simplify the fraction (if possible) by finding similar factors and cancelling them out, which leads to the following answer for 738872.131831 as a fraction:
738872/1 / 1